Since approximately 2006, groups that manage commercial honeybee colonies have been reporting what has become known as colony collapse
disorder—whole colonies of bees simply died, of no apparent cause. As time has passed, the disorder has been reported at sites all across the world,
even as scientists have been racing to find the cause, and a possible cure. To date, most evidence has implicated pesticides used to kill other
insects such as mites. In this new effort, the researchers have found evidence to suggest the real culprit might be high-fructose corn syrup, which
beekeepers have been f

on the very day that pesticides are banned in some counties to stop bee die offs, i found a physorg article that gives evidence that the artificial
"diet" of bees could be the culprit.

when you take bees honey they require something to eat, and they are feed HFCS and it is creating an imbalance in their digestion and making them
susceptible to toxins.

Commercial honeybee enterprises began feeding bees high-fructose corn syrup back in the 70's after research was conducted that indicated that
doing so was safe. Since that time, new pesticides have been developed and put into use and over time it appears the bees' immunity response to such
compounds may have become compromised

I've just posted the news of the Europe-wide ban and another member has added the link to your thread in his reply.
The ban is affecting three neonicotinoids which are considered the most harmful and the suspension is limited to two years. If the bee colonies still
keep collapsing it would be a strong indication that the pesticides are not the culprit, so this ban is better than any field trial.

Scientists found that bees consuming one pesticide suffered an 85% loss in the number of queens their nests produced, while another study showed a
doubling in "disappeared" bees – those that failed to return from food foraging trips. The significance of the new work, published in Science, is
that it is the first carried out in realistic, open-air conditions.

But TBH bees live on sugar - we do not - and I see no great evidence of a Human Colony Collapse disorder going on - we seem to be doing perfectly well
breeding ourselves more and more even with HFCS, GMO, Fluoride and chemtrails!!

Originally posted by Druid42
SnF for another interesting bee thread. I'm a beekeeper, so I like to keep up-to-date.

I'd like to add something as well.

It's not so much the corn syrup itself, but the fact that the corn syrup is made from treated corn. The Neonicotinoidals that that they use as a
pesticide. On the seeds. The processed corn has the residue, and it winds up in the corn syrup in small amounts. I agree with the indirectly part
completely. PPM, sure, but enough to accumulate in their tiny insect bodies. Enough to mess with their delicate nervous system.

And it's not so much they are taking their honey to sell, as the US imports most of the domestic supply from China. It's the fact that bee
companies can no longer profit from local sales due to imports, and they have started to farm their bees out as pollinators. Bees can go from
California to pollinate the almond crop in spring, down to Georgia for the peaches, and after a few other stops, wind up back in CA for the winter.
During this transport, the bees are stressed, and they never really have a chance to store honey. They are fed cheap corn syrup to keep them alive,
and disrupting what millions of years of evolution has established.

We only feed our bees white sugar, dissolved, and usually only when the weather is inclimate or it's a new hive. It's a tad more expensive, but
better for them. Unfortunately, when a beekeeping company has a tight bottom line, the cost for bulk HFCS and WS makes the decision for them. More
bees needlessly die.

Back in 1970s high-fructose corn syrup was not made from GM corn.
Now all high-fructose corn syrup is made from GM corn.
The first GM Bt corn first commercialized in 1996 by Monsanto.

that would account for the CCD not affecting bee where i live because the bee keepers here do not use high-fructose corn syrup but use cane or beet
sugar syrup because it seldom gets real cold in the desert.

If this were the case it would ONLY be commercially fed honeybees that would be affected.

It's not the case. Many private apiarists have also experienced problems.

I cannot trust this article too much, just too timely. Seems to be a quick knee-jerk report to steer the focus away from the real problem. Bloody
chemical companies sucking every buck they can regardless of the consequenses.

Also, I hate articles that start with "Researchers...."
Usually overpaid pawns employed to create false and/or misleading reports and usually employed by big business.

I seem to remember as a kid, my grandfather feeding his bees good old fashioned sugar when they needed it. The white stuff we use everyday in the
home.

It makes sense. All this cheap supply of HFCS has put honey bees out of a job. The colony gets depressed as they spiral into poverty, depression,
suicide and anti-social behaviour, causing the widespread breakdown of the colony...

OK, seriously now, there are all sorts of possible factors involved in this. RF and EMF radiation from electronic devices is one. HFCS maybe
another.

There is a really good documentary on Cuba. It popped into my head as the direction of this conversation tended toward diabetes.

This makes no sense to me. How could corn that has already been processed into HFCS, effect bees? HFCS is mostly used as a sweetner. Are they feeding
the bees HFCS to keep the bees productive for longer?

Fact; 90% of all corn crops in the US are made from GMO corn that produce a toxic soup of Neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoid pollen is the bees true enemy
here. That is what bees do! They go from flower to flower collecting pollen right? The pollen from these corn crops SPREAD to other plants, thus
turning these other plants into Neonicotinoid producers! This # is toxic to all animals including humans so why the hell woulden't it effect bees?

Not sure if I'm correct in my thinking here,but please try to follow my train of thought.So far,we import most of our honey from china,which would
hurt our domestic prices.So we feed our bee's HFCS,to save costs.If we let the bee's eat honey they produce,it might save some exposure to the GMO
food.BUT.......Would the honey not also be tainted with GMO? Maybe they can process it better than HFCS,but that idea needs some research also.Maybe
keep our bee's for pollination only,let them eat what they produce.

Quiz time-Let's see... Bees are essential to our food supply (insert Einstein quote here). so should we A) one by one try to eliminate things that
may be the cause. B) Do everything humanly possible to make sure the bees survive (if for no other reason than self preservation) C) let them die
while we argue about what might be killing them and learn how to get our nutrition from eating dirt and rocks. D)none of the above
if you answered A...At least you're trying!
If you answered B... there may still be some hope for humankind.Congratulations!
if you answered C... you probably work for Monsanto or another pesticide/GMO company
if you answered D... I'd love to hear your plan...maybe nanotech flying robotic pollenation? or manual human pollination? how about crop dusting with
pollen?! Maybe your robots ,people, or planes can learn to make honey while they're at it?
-FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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